Finance

A Kent printer which was about to celebrate 25 years in business is to be dissolved after its owner moved into the funerals business.

Polestar has refinanced with new credit facilities from Barclays and a £90m senior secured loan from Swedish finance house Proventus Capital Partners.

A major online auction of Paperlinx UK assets is being prepared, including warehouse racking with the capacity to hold 50,000 pallets and a host of printing and finishing kit.

Adare chief executive Robert Whiteside has described the £60m management buy-out at the business as “truly a watershed moment” for the group, which is back on the acquisition trail.

The Conservative Party has promised a new "significantly higher, permanent level for the Annual Investment Allowance" alongside a mix of new and existing policies in its pre-election manifesto.

Few UK industry sectors emerged from the recession as bloodied and bruised as UK Print PLC. Prior to the downturn the industry was in a tailspin thanks to the rise of online communication channels,...

Leeds envelope printer Carousel Print is on track to boost its turnover by 40% to around £1.1m after investing in a new Halm Super Jet Plus envelope overprinter that will help it to meet election...

Small businesses are expected to benefit from improved access to finance as a result of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act, which received Royal Assent last week.

KBA has posted operating profit of €14.1m (£10.2m) in its 2014 financial report, although its order intake fell by 5.5%.

The BPIF has welcomed a number of business-support measures announced in last week's pre-election Budget, including the launch of a consultation into the current system of business rates.